Summary

Chapter 34: Julian Falck’s true intentions among the Minute Men are discovered, and he is arrested and sent to the concentration camp at Trianon. This leaves Sissy and Lorinda as the only members of Doremus’ rebel group not yet arrested. Lorinda and Sissy attempt to proceed with the rebellion effort. The narration reveals that, before Shad Ledue was arrested, Sissy attempted to seduce him for information one more time, but this attempt was also unsuccessful. Later, Lorinda and Sissy receive a New Underground telegram stating that Lee Sarason has usurped ousted Buzz Windrip and taken the dictatorship for himself.

Chapter 35: The narrative details the circumstances of Sarason’s power grab and the events leading up to it. In a cabinet meeting, Sarason had strongly recommended that the United States invade and conquer Mexico in order to expand America’s dominance. However, Windrip said that...